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Report on 2013 Activities Standing Committee on Public Accounts LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on Public Accounts Report on 2013 Activities Twenty-Eighth Legislature Third Session November 2014 Standing Committee on Public Accounts 801 Legislature Annex 9718 – 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 1E4 780.415.2878 [email protected] www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/publicaccounts Members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts 28th Legislature, First Session, 2013 Rob Anderson, MLA Chair Airdrie (W) David Dorward, MLA Deputy Chair Edmonton-Gold Bar (PC) Mike Allen, MLA* Moe Amery, MLA Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (IND) Calgary-East (PC) Joe Anglin, MLA Deron Bilous, MLA Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W) Edmonton-Beverley-Clareview (ND) Pearl Calahasen, MLA** Alana DeLong, MLA** Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Calgary-Bow (PC) Ian Donovan, MLA Jacquie Fenske, MLA Little Bow (W) Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC) Rick Fraser, MLA** Yvonne Fritz, MLA** Calgary-South East (PC) Calgary-Cross (PC) Hector Goudreau, MLA† Jason W. Hale, MLA Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (PC) Strathmore-Brooks (W) Kent Hehr, MLA Matt Jeneroux, MLA*** Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Edmonton-South West (PC) Darshan S. Kang, MLA** Stephen Khan, MLA*** Calgary-McCall (AL) St. Albert (PC) Jason Luan, MLA‡ Bridget B. Pastoor, MLA Calgary-Hawkwood (PC) Lethbridge-East (PC) Sohail Quadri, MLA Dave Quest, MLA*** Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Strathcona-Sherwood Park (PC) Janice Sarich, MLA Richard Starke, MLA** Edmonton-Decore (PC) Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Pat Stier, MLA Len Webber, MLA**** Livingstone-Macleod (W) Calgary-Foothills (PC) * Committee member to October 29, 2013 ** Committee member to March 5, 2013 *** Committee member from March 5, 2013 **** Committee member to March 5, 2013, then from October 29, 2013 † Committee member from March 5, 2013 to October 29, 2013 ‡ Committee member from October 29, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 II. MANDATE AND SCOPE ................................................................................................... 2 III. ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................................ 3 IV. SCHEDULE OF STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS .................................................. 5 V. CCPAC/CCOLA CONFERENCE ...................................................................................... 6 i. ATTENDANCE ............................................................................................................................. 6 ii. CONFERENCE TOPICS ................................................................................................................ 7 iii. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS ............................................................................................................. 9 I. INTRODUCTION The mandate of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts is to review the public accounts of the Province of Alberta and ministry annual reports by asking questions with respect to the expenditures of government departments and to review the Auditor General’s tri-annual and other reports. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts comprises a Chair who is a Member of the Official Opposition (Wildrose) and a Deputy Chair who is a member of the government caucus (Progressive Conservative). The composition of the remaining 16 members is proportionate to the number of seats held by each party in the Assembly. The public accounts of Alberta are prepared in accordance with the Financial Administration Act and the Government Accountability Act. The public accounts consist of the annual report of the Government of Alberta and the annual reports of each of its ministries. The 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 annual reports of the Government of Alberta contain an accountability statement and the consolidated financial statements of the province. The Measuring Up report provides a comparison of the actual performance results and the desired results as set out in the government’s business plan. The annual reports for the ministries for the years ended March 31, 2012, and March 31, 2013, contain ministers’ accountability statements, the audited consolidated financial statements of the ministries and a comparison of actual performance results and the desired results set out in the ministries’ business plans. 1 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 2013 Annual Report II. MANDATE AND SCOPE Pursuant to Government Motion 23, passed on November 27, 2008, an expanded scope and mandate of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts became permanent, including the following: • The mandate of the Public Accounts Committee includes reviewing and reporting on the public accounts of Alberta, all reports of the Auditor General of Alberta and any other matter referred to it from time to time by the Legislature. Its mandate extends to all public entities funded by government, including agencies, boards and commissions. • The Committee may call and question ministers, senior department officials or officials of agencies, boards and commissions of government and such others as may be necessary for the full pursuit of its duties. • The Committee shall set its own agenda and may sit whether or not the House is in session. • Necessary resources will be provided for staffing to ensure adequate support for the Committee’s expanded mandate. • All reports of the Auditor General shall stand permanently referred to the Public Accounts Committee. • The Committee may report to the House, and the government shall respond to a report of the Public Accounts Committee within 150 days of the date on which the Committee reports. 2 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 2013 Annual Report III. ACTIVITIES In 2013, the practice of deputy ministers and department officials appearing before the Committee without the minister in attendance has continued. The Auditor General and his staff continued to attend and participate in all Committee meetings. The 2012-2013 annual report of the Government of Alberta and the ministries’ annual reports were released in June 2013. The release of reports of the Auditor General occurred in followed in February, July and October 2013. Prior to the spring session of 2013, the Public Accounts Committee held two meetings out of session in February 2013. These were followed by seven meetings during the spring session. A workshop was held prior to the beginning of the fall session. The CCAF acted as facilitators and spoke to Public Accounts Committee best practices across Canada concerning reporting to the Legislature and the preparation of action plans. The workshop was followed by an out-of-session Public Accounts meeting at which members discussed the workshop topics raised, as well as the upcoming fall meeting schedule. The Committee then held five meetings during the fall 2013 sitting of the Alberta Legislature. As the result of the annual Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees conference held in Regina, Saskatchewan in August 2013, discussion with other Public Accounts committees and meetings and discussion with the CCAF, the committee passed a motion to send out a template to invitees outlining any outstanding recommendations from the Auditor General of Alberta. Beginning in spring of 2014, invitees would be expected to fill in the template indicating whether steps had been taken to address the outstanding recommendations listed. The hope of the Committee was that the completed templates would provide insight into the status of outstanding recommendations and allow committee members to better focus their questions. The Public Accounts Committee continued to receive research briefings from Research Services, which provides non-partisan research support to this and other committees of the Assembly. The 3 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 2013 Annual Report briefings contained background information on the agency, board, commission, or Ministry appearing before the Committee but also focused on various program areas, the knowledge of which the Committee may find useful for its meetings with the Government of Alberta entities. The briefings satisfied Committee research requests or were reflective of Research Services’ efforts to single out areas that warranted further investigation. Based on the information gathered, Research Services’ briefings also suggested questions which Committee members may have wanted to ask of the Government officials who appeared before the Committee. Prior to each Public Accounts meeting in the fall, the Auditor General and Research Services continued to provide an in-camera briefing concerning their respective reports and the entity appearing at the forthcoming meeting. In these briefings, both the Auditor General and Research Services highlighted notable areas of concern and recommended particular lines of inquiry to Committee members. The Committee also continued to request that questions unable to be answered at the time by those appearing at the meeting should be followed up on in writing. Written responses were directed to be sent to the committee clerk for distribution to committee members. 4 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 2013 Annual Report SCHEDULE OF STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS The meetings of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in 2013 were held as follows: Meeting Date Appearance/Topic February 13, 2013 Service Alberta February 27, 2013 Environment and Sustainable Resource Development March 6, 2013 Alberta Justice and Solicitor General March
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